1of8FILE - The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe after the opening ceremony in Berlin, Germany, May 10, 2005. A young man was severely injured on Sunday when he fell off a slab that's part of the German capital's memorial to the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust. The 21-year-old tourist, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, fell several meters deep in the early morning hours of Sunday and had to be taken to the hospital with head injuries, German news agency dpa reported.MARKUS SCHREIBER/APShow MoreShow Less2of8FILE - A man jumps between columns as part of the 2711 concrete slabs of the Holocaust Memorial on the international Holocaust remembrance day in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 27, 2011. A young man was severely injured on Sunday when he fell off a slab that's part of the German capital's memorial to the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust. The 21-year-old tourist, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, fell several meters deep in the early morning hours of Sunday and had to be taken to the hospital with head injuries, German news agency dpa reported.Markus Schreiber/APShow MoreShow Less3of84of8FILE - A youth jumps over charcoal-colored concrete slabs of the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, Germany, May 12, 2005, the first day the memorial was open to the public. A young man was severely injured on Sunday when he fell off a slab that's part of the German capital's memorial to the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust. The 21-year-old tourist, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, fell several meters deep in the early morning hours of Sunday and had to be taken to the hospital with head injuries, German news agency dpa reported.Markus Schreiber/APShow MoreShow Less5of8A woman with a red umbrella visits the Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe, the so called Holocaust Memorial in central Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. Berlin's police chief apologized for an incident in which officers were seen practising press-ups at the German capital's memorial to the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust.Markus Schreiber/APShow MoreShow Less6of87of8FILE - General view of the Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe, the so called Holocaust Memorial in central Berlin, Germany, June 17, 2011. Berlin's police chief apologized Monday for an incident in which officers were seen practising press-ups at the German capital's memorial to the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust.Markus Schreiber/APShow MoreShow Less8of8
BERLIN (AP) — A young man was severely injured Sunday when he fell off a slab that's part of the German capital’s memorial to the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust.
The 21-year-old tourist, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, fell several meters (feet) early Sunday and was taken to the hospital with head injuries, the German news agency dpa reported.
Police were still investigating the cause of the accident, dpa reported. Local Berlin media said the young man was an Italian tourist who had underestimated the height when jumping off the slab, which was in an unlit part of the memorial.
The memorial, a field of 2,700 gray concrete slabs near the Brandenburg Gate that opened in 2005, is open around the clock. Visitors are supposed to refrain from activities such as running and jumping from one slab to another.
Earlier this month, Berlin's police chief apologized for an incident in which officers were pictured practicing push-ups on part of the memorial.
